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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dehghani, Mohammad Hadi,

Titel

Water, the Environment, and the Sustainable Development Goals

Auflage

First edition

Ort / Verlag

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier,

Erscheinungsjahr

[2024]

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• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Front Cover -- Water, the Environment, and the Sustainable Development Goals -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Water and its effect on SDGs -- 1 Scientometrics and overview of water, environment, and sustainable development goals -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Scientometrics analysis of the influence of water on important features -- 1.2.1 Research articles on a diverse range of topics related to water -- 1.2.2 Insights into the emerging water-related research areas -- 1.2.3 Insights into the water-related research areas networks -- 1.2.4 Insights into funding agencies on the research on water-related areas -- 1.3 Linkage of water and various sustainable development goals -- 1.4 Water quality and its importance to human health and the environment -- 1.4.1 Factors affecting water quality (e.g., pollution and climate change) -- 1.4.2 Strategies for improving water quality (e.g., regulation and monitoring) -- 1.5 Waterborne diseases -- 1.5.1 Causes of waterborne diseases (e.g., poor sanitation and contaminated water sources) -- 1.5.2 Strategies for preventing waterborne diseases (e.g., improved sanitation and access to clean water) -- 1.6 Sanitation and its importance to human health and the environment -- 1.6.1 Challenges to achieving universal sanitation access (e.g., lack of infrastructure and funding) -- 1.6.2 Strategies for improving sanitation -- 1.7 Water conservation and its importance for sustainable development -- 1.7.1 Prominent water conservation practices (e.g., efficient irrigation and low-flow fixtures) -- 1.7.2 Strategies for promoting water conservation (e.g., education campaigns and pricing mechanisms) -- 1.8 Wastewater management and its importance for sustainable development.
• 1.8.1 Challenges to proper wastewater management (e.g., lack of infrastructure and funding) -- 1.8.2 Strategies for improving wastewater management (e.g., wastewater treatment and reuse) -- 1.9 Green economy and its importance to the sustainable development -- 1.9.1 Green economy sectors (e.g., renewable energy and sustainable agriculture) -- 1.9.2 Strategies for promoting the green economy (e.g., incentives and regulations) -- 1.10 Conclusions and future prospects -- 1.10.1 Summary -- 1.10.2 Call to action for achieving sustainable development goals related to water and the environment -- References -- 2 Water pollution-sources and health implications of the environmental contaminants on the aquatic ecosystem and humans: ap... -- List of abbreviations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Sources of water pollution -- 2.3 Health implication of noxious environmental contaminants -- 2.3.1 Health implications dues to Heavy metals -- 2.3.2 Health implications dues to dyes -- 2.3.3 Health implications due to persistent organic pollutants -- 2.3.4 Health implications due to endocrine-disrupting chemicals -- 2.3.5 Health implications due to microplastics -- 2.3.6 Health implications due to antibiotics and antibiotic-resistantance genes -- 2.3.7 Health implications due to pathogenic contaminated water -- 2.4 Correlation with Sustainable Development Goals -- 2.4.1 Sustainable Development Goal 3 -- 2.4.2 Sustainable Development Goal 6 -- 2.4.3 Sustainable Development Goal 14 -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 3 Water and access to sanitation and hygiene -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Physicochemical characteristics of water -- 3.2.1 pH -- 3.2.2 Turbidity -- 3.2.3 Heavy metals' impact -- 3.2.4 Electrical conductivity -- 3.2.5 Dissolved oxygen -- 3.2.6 Nutrients -- 3.3 Boiling -- 3.4 Solar disinfection -- 3.5 Chemical treatment -- 3.6 Ozonation.
• 3.7 Cavitation -- 3.8 Electrochemical disinfection -- 3.9 Adsorption -- 3.10 Household slow sand filter -- 3.11 Reverse osmosis -- 3.12 Sewage water treatment -- 3.13 Eco toilet -- 3.14 Effect of COVID on SDG-6 -- 3.15 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Water conservation for environmental sustainability -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Water conservation -- 4.3 Goals of water conservation -- 4.4 Importance of water conservation -- 4.5 Concept of sustainable management -- 4.6 Projects and initiatives on water conservation in India -- 4.6.1 Jal Shakti Abhiyan -- 4.6.2 Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain -- 4.6.3 Jal Sanchay -- 4.7 Indian NGOs promoting water conservation -- 4.7.1 Tarun Bharat Sangh -- 4.7.2 SARA (Sustainable Alternatives for Rural Accord) -- 4.7.3 Environmentalist Foundation of India -- 4.7.4 Jal Bhagirathi Foundation -- 4.7.5 Dreams Alive -- 4.8 Methods of water conservation at the household level -- 4.8.1 Rainwater harvesting -- 4.8.2 Greywater recycling -- 4.8.3 Water metering -- 4.8.4 Pressure reducing valves -- 4.8.5 Water-efficient bathroom accessories -- 4.9 Daily routine water-saving tips -- 4.9.1 Water-saving techniques for kitchen -- 4.9.1.1 Never clean food items with running water -- 4.9.1.2 Make the shift to water-saving gadgets at home, and work -- 4.9.1.3 Recycle wastewater -- 4.9.2 Water-saving techniques for bathrooms -- 4.9.2.1 Shorten your showers -- 4.9.2.2 When not in use, turn off the faucet -- 4.9.2.3 Consider using low-flush toilets -- 4.9.2.4 Only use an automatic washer when you have full loads -- 4.9.2.5 Install water-saving fixtures in your bathrooms -- 4.9.3 Water-saving techniques for garden and outdoors -- 4.9.3.1 Cultivate water-wise vegetation -- 4.9.3.2 Deeply water the yard -- 4.9.3.3 While washing the automobile, conserve water -- 4.9.3.4 Ask kids not to use the hose or sprinklers.
• 4.10 Water conservation practices in India -- 4.10.1 Arunachal Pradesh -- 4.10.2 Assam -- 4.10.2.1 Dongs -- 4.10.2.2 Garh and Dara -- 4.10.3 Ladakh -- 4.10.3.1 Zings -- 4.10.4 Himachal Pradesh -- 4.10.4.1 Ghul -- 4.10.4.2 Baudi -- 4.10.4.3 Khatris -- 4.10.5 Kuhls -- 4.10.6 Meghalaya -- 4.10.6.1 Bamboo drip irrigation -- 4.10.7 Nagaland -- 4.10.7.1 Zabo -- 4.10.7.2 Cheo-ozihi -- 4.10.8 Rajasthan -- 4.10.8.1 Nadis -- 4.10.8.2 Tanks -- 4.10.8.3 Baoris -- 4.10.8.4 Tobas -- 4.10.8.5 Talab/Bandhi -- 4.10.8.6 Kui -- 4.10.8.7 Khadins -- 4.10.8.8 Bawari -- 4.10.8.9 Tankas -- 4.10.9 Nicobar -- 4.10.9.1 Jackwells -- 4.10.10 Maharastra -- 4.10.10.1 Ramtek model -- 4.10.11 Uttarakhand -- 4.10.11.1 Khal -- 4.10.11.2 Dhan -- 4.11 Water conservation practices in other parts of India -- 4.12 Covid-19 and sustainable development goals -- 4.13 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Water recycling, reuse, and sustainable development goals -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Water reuse and recycling objectives -- 5.3 Water reuse, recycling, and sustainable development goals -- 5.3.1 Sustainable development definition -- 5.3.2 Water and sustainable development -- 5.3.3 Sustainable development goals on water (SDG6) -- 5.3.4 Making a fundamental change in sustainable development through recycling -- 5.4 Categories of water reuse applications -- 5.5 Treatment technologies for reuse applications -- 5.6 Global regulations and standards in water reuse applications -- 5.7 Global experiences in water reuse -- 5.8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 Sustainable water management in food and agriculture industries: preventive practices, sensory aspects, emerging concerns... -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sustainable water management in the food industry -- 6.3 Acceptability aspects of drinking water: taste, odor, and appearance -- 6.3.1 Biologically derived contaminants.
• 6.3.2 Chemically derived compounds -- 6.4 Natural and artificial radionuclides in water -- 6.4.1 Radiopharmaceuticals -- 6.4.2 Natural radionuclides in water, soil, and food -- 6.5 Non-thermal technologies for water and wastewater management -- 6.5.1 Radiation and corona discharge treatments -- 6.5.2 Nanotechnological treatments -- 6.5.2.1 Nanosensors -- 6.5.2.2 Nanomembranes and nanofilms -- 6.5.2.3 Nanoparticles -- 6.6 Conclusion and future aspects -- References -- 7 Water resource management to meet SDG13 on climate change -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Relation between water depletion and climate change -- 7.3 Water contamination associated with weathering effects -- 7.4 Main pathways of the water cycle -- 7.5 Water sources and usage -- 7.6 Critical decision-making approaches for curbing climate change crises -- 7.7 Risk assessment of potential hazards related to proposed climate change projects -- 7.8 Determinants of human exposure and vulnerability to climate change-related risks -- 7.9 Flood mitigation strategies -- 7.10 Water pollution threat and current sustainable intervention linked to climate change -- 7.11 Water quality parameters and wastewater treatment solutions -- 7.12 Possible economic prospects achieved by wastewater management -- 7.13 Conclusions and recommendations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 8 Impact of COVID-19 on water quality and emerging unconventional detection method from water bodies -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 History and statistics -- 8.1.2 Virus COVID-19 in water-general information -- 8.2 Effect of COVID-19 on various sites of water quality -- 8.2.1 Effect of COVID-19 on surface water quality -- 8.2.2 Effect of COVID-19 on coastal water quality -- 8.2.3 Effect of COVID-19 on groundwater quality -- 8.2.4 Positive impact on water quality after COVID-19 -- 8.2.5 Negative impact of COVID-19 on water quality.
• 8.3 COVID-19 effect on river water quality.
• Water, the Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals details the availability of water resources on Earth in the context of sustainable resource management, how these water resources are utilized and the latest sustainable techniques in water resource management. Along with the latest techniques, each chapter discusses future challenges and opportunities in sustainability and provides detailed case studies. Sections cover water quality, water pollution, water borne diseases, water purification, transboundary waters, water and energy, water and the green economy, water cooperation, water scarcity, and the relationship between water environments and sustainable development goals.
• Description based on print version record.